UK faces driest weather since 1935
The effects of global warming and climate change are beginning to be seen all over the world. Due to increasing heat wave and less rainfall, the banks of the Thames River in cold climate England have started drying up. This is the first time this has happened. According to experts, this is unexpected for England. The UK is currently facing a record high temperatures due to a heat wave. Recently, the temperature in England was recorded above 40 degrees.
At the same time, Britain officially announced on Friday that due to drought in some parts of England, homes were facing water crisis. At the same time, the drying up of the banks of the Thames, one of the world’s oldest rivers, 346 km long, is surprising even experts. This is the first time this has happened. Its source has also shrunk.
July has been the driest month in England since 1935.
According to the UK Meteorological Department, England received an average rainfall of 23.1 mm this July, the lowest since 1935, which is 35 percent less than the average rainfall this month. July was also the driest month in other parts of Britain.
Fish dying in Europe’s rivers
Along with England, half of Europe is in the grip of drought. In the last two months, there has not been enough rainfall in Western, Central and Western Europe. At the same time, thousands of fish have died and crops are drying up due to drought in the Till river passing through the village of Lux in Burgundy, France. The water level of the Po River in Spain has dropped significantly due to drought. Similarly, other rivers of Europe are also affected by drought.
